Chemotherapy at the end of life: An open question [2]

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Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 104-105

  Jirillo, Antonio ^a   Boscaro, Martina ^b   Pasetto, Lara Maria ^a   Monfardini, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Busonera   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; DEATH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 16344376907     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160509100124     Document Type: Letter

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